William Thomas is a Welsh

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 actor

Actor

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, who has appeared in many TV episodes and films. He made his first appearance on TV in 1974

1974 in television

The year 1974 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1974.For the American TV schedule, see: 1974-75 American network television schedule.-Events:...

, and his work, as an actor, is still ongoing. He is known for his roles in two Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...

 episodes, along with roles in other major TV programs, including Only Fools and Horses

Only Fools and Horses

Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003...

 and Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on the books by Caroline Graham, as originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz. The lead character is DCI Tom Barnaby who works for Causton CID. When Nettles left the show in 2011 he was...

 in 2007

2007 in television

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.

In 2011 he appeared as a regular in Torchwood: Miracle Day as Geraint Cooper; having previously played the character on a one-off occasion in 2008.

Filmography

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	Antony and Cleopatra	Soldier
1981	Grange Hill Grange Hill Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television...	Mr. Morgan	Episode: #4.18
1981	The Life and Times of David Lloyd George The Life and Times of David Lloyd George The Life and Times of David Lloyd George is a BBC Wales drama serial broadcast in 1981 on the BBC1 network which starred Philip Madoc, Elizabeth Miles, Kika Markham and David Markham....	William George	Episodes: Don't try, Do It - Footnotes of History
1984	Night Beat News	Greg Phillips
1984	The Magnificent Evans The Magnificent Evans The Magnificent Evans is a 1984 BBC situation comedy written by Roy Clarke and starring Ronnie Barker, Sharon Morgan and Myfanwy Talog.-Plot:...	Probert	Episodes: #1.1 - #1.6
1984	The District Nurse The District Nurse The District Nurse is a British television series, produced by BBC Wales and shown on BBC One between 1984 and 1987.The series was a period drama created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland and starred Nerys Hughes as Megan Roberts, the titular district nurse fighting to improve living conditions for...	Gryp	Episodes: #2.1, #2.2
1987	Knights of God Knights of God Knights of God was a British science fiction children's television serial, produced by TVS and first broadcast on ITV in 1987. It was written by Richard Cooper, a writer who had previously worked in both children's and adult television drama...	Will	Episode: #1.1
1988	Ballroom	Dick
1988	Doctor Who Doctor Who Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...	Martin	Episode: Remembrance of the Daleks Remembrance of the Daleks Remembrance of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 5 October to 26 October 1988....
1989	Only Fools and Horses Only Fools and Horses Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003...	Barman	Episode: Yuppy Love
1989	After the War	Mr. Llewellyn	TV miniseries
1990	Screen One Screen One Screen One is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 between 1989 to 1993.Following the demise of the BBC's Play For Today which ran from 1970 to 1984, producer Kenneth Trodd was asked to formulate a new series of one-off television dramas...	Cyril	Episode: Sticky Wickets
1991	We Are Seven	Matthew Thomas	Episodes: #1.2 - #1.6 & #2.2 - #2.7
1992	Forever Green	Michael Powell	Episode: #3.3
1996	Trip Trap	Dr. Barclay
1997	A Mind to Kill A Mind to Kill A Mind to Kill is a police detective series developed from a 1991 pilot. The programme ran from 1994 to 2004 and aired first on S4C .-Synopsis:...	Pub Guvnor	Episode: Game Plan
1998	Satellite City Satellite City (sitcom) Satellite City was a Welsh sitcom which started out originally as a radio show on BBC Radio Wales in 1994 and then evolved into a TV version made by BBC Wales and was first broadcast in 1996....	Vicar	Episode: Chronicle of a Death Foretold
1999	Rhinoceros	Constable
2000	Longitude Longitude (TV serial) Longitude is a 2000 TV drama produced by Granada Productions and the A&E Network for Channel 4, first broadcast in 2000 in the UK on Channel 4 and the US on A&E. It is an adaptation of the 1997 book of the same title by Dava Sobel...	Arthur Mason
2000	Cupid & Cate	Paul
2002	Fun at the Funeral Parlour Fun at the Funeral Parlour Fun at the Funeral Parlour was a comedy series broadcast on BBC Choice for two series in 2001 and 2002. It was set in a Welsh funeral directors called Thomas, Thomas, Thomas and Thomas....	Ivor Thomas
2002	A Mind to Kill A Mind to Kill A Mind to Kill is a police detective series developed from a 1991 pilot. The programme ran from 1994 to 2004 and aired first on S4C .-Synopsis:...	John Beckwith	Episode: The Little House in the Forest
2003	Grass	Eric	Episodes: #1.3 - #1.8
2005	Con Passionate Con Passionate Con Passionate is a Welsh language television drama series, written by Siwan Jones and directed by Rhys Powys for S4C. The first two series were Teledu Apollo productions.-Plot:...	Glyn
2004–2005	Pobol y Cwm Pobol y Cwm Pobol y Cwm is a Welsh-language television soap opera which has been produced by the BBC since October 1974. The longest-running television soap opera produced by the BBC, Pobol y Cwm was originally transmitted on BBC Wales television and later transferred to the Welsh-language station S4C when it...	Eric Miller	Episodes: To Tea Ysgol, OB Cafe
2005	Marigold	Milkman
2005	Doctor Who Doctor Who Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...	Mr. Cleaver	Episode: Boom Town Boom Town (Doctor Who) "Boom Town" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on 4 June 2005. The Doctor, Rose and Jack travel to modern-day Cardiff and meet up with Rose's boyfriend, Mickey...
2006	Belonging	William James	Episodes: #7.3, #7.4, #7.5
2007	Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on the books by Caroline Graham, as originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz. The lead character is DCI Tom Barnaby who works for Causton CID. When Nettles left the show in 2011 he was...	Bryn Williams	Episode: Death and Dust
2007	Gavin & Stacey Gavin & Stacey Gavin & Stacey is a British comedy television series. A romantic comedy-drama, the show follows the long-distance relationship of Gavin from Billericay in Essex, England, and Stacey from Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The writers of the show, actors James Corden and Ruth Jones, also...	Father Chris	Series One
2007	Y Pris Y Pris Y Pris is a popular Welsh language television programme produced by Fiction Factory for Welsh public service television station S4C. Described in its tagline as "The Sopranos by the seaside"...	Davey Eddy	Episodes: Y Dechre (The Beginning), Y Fwled Gynta (The First Bullet)
2008	Belonging	Will	Episode: #9.8
2008; 2011	Torchwood Torchwood Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from Davies's 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. The show has shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing audience, moving from...	Geraint Cooper	Episodes: Something Borrowed Something Borrowed (Torchwood) "Something Borrowed" is the ninth episode of the second series of British science fiction television series Torchwood. It was broadcast by BBC Three on 5 March 2008 and repeated on BBC Two one week later.-Synopsis:... , The New World The New World (Torchwood) "The New World" is the first episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series Torchwood, and was broadcast in the United States on Starz on 8 July 2011, in Canada on Space on 9 July 2011, and in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 14 July 2011.-Synopsis:In Kentucky, convicted... , The Categories of Life The Categories of Life "The Categories of Life" is the fifth episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series Torchwood, and was first broadcast in the United States on Starz on 5 August 2011 and in the UK on 11 August.-Plot summary:...
2009	Ar Y Tracs	Carwyn	Series Regular
2010	Gavin & Stacey Gavin & Stacey Gavin & Stacey is a British comedy television series. A romantic comedy-drama, the show follows the long-distance relationship of Gavin from Billericay in Essex, England, and Stacey from Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The writers of the show, actors James Corden and Ruth Jones, also...	Father Chris	Series Three
2010	Alys Alys (TV series) Alys is a Welsh language television series created by BAFTA award-winning scriptwriter Siwan Jones. The series follows single mum, Alys, who moves from Cardiff to a dingy flat in a small West Wales town along with her 10-year-old son, Daniel, while trying to escape her past. Alys is played by...	William	Series Regular
Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1978	Casey's Shadow Casey's Shadow Casey's Shadow is a 1978 drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Walter Matthau. It was based on the short story "Ruidoso" by John McPhee.- Plot :...	Weight Scales Jockey Room
1996	Darklands Darklands (film) Darklands is a British horror film written and directed by Julian Richards, starring Craig Fairbrass, Jon Finch, Rowena King and released in 1997....	Detective Jarvis
1997	Twin Town Twin Town Twin Town is a 1997 revenge comedy film made and set in South West Wales. It was directed by Kevin Allen and had a working title of Hot Dog; a hot dog van features in a number of scenes in the film. It stars real-life brothers Rhys Ifans and Llŷr Ifans and also features Dougray Scott...	Bryn Cartwright
1999	Catfish in Black Bean Sauce Catfish in Black Bean Sauce Catfish in Black Bean Sauce is a 1999 comedy-drama film about a Vietnamese brother and sister raised by an African American couple. The film stars Chi Muoi Lo, Paul Winfield, Sanaa Lathan, and Mary Alice.-Plot:...	Douglas
1999	Solomon and Gaenor	Idris Rees
2000	Edith's Finger	Vicar
2000	Blue Kenny	Dennis Simms
2000	The Miracle Maker The Miracle Maker The Miracle Maker is a stop motion-animated film about the life of Jesus Christ through the eyes of a young girl, Tamar, the daughter of the Biblical Jairus who is raised from death by Jesus Some clips of the film are animated cartoons instead of stop motion.The film was directed by...		(voice)
2000	House! House! House! is a 2000 British comedy film written by Eric Styles and Jason Sutton and directed by Julian Kemp. The film stars Kelly MacDonald, known for independent films such as Trainspotting and mainstream releases such as Nanny McPhee.-Plot:...	Clipboard
2001	Overland	Parry Thomas
2003	Y Mabinogi Y Mabinogi Y Mabinogi is a 2003 Welsh film. It is mostly animated, although the very beginning and end sequences are live action...	Hefeydd	(voice)
2006	January 2nd	Tom
2007	The Baker	Alun
2008	Freebird Freebird (film) Freebird is a 2008 British comedy film directed by Jon Ivay and starring Gary Stretch, Geoff Bell, Phil Daniels and Peter Bowles.-Plot:Three friends, Fred , Tyg and Grouch , set out on a motorcycle trip to Wales in order to bring back a haul of cannabis for Fred's friend The Chairman...	Welsh Farmer
2010	Mr Nice	Mr Marks
2010	Ar Y Tracs	Carwyn

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